Tire-cover.



. Nojszmao., PATENTBD JUNE 19, 1906 y my. GORDON.

. .TIRE GOVBR. APPLIOATIVON FILED JAN. 2.1906.

-JOHN P, GORDON, 'or COLUMBUS,I OHIO.

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Specification ofy Letters Patent. i

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i Application mea Jaimy 2,1906. 'serial 110.294.078.

To al whom) it may con/cern):

- Beit knownthatl, JOHN'P. GORDON, a citizen of the United States,'residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and'State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Im rovements: in Tire-Covers, of whichthe fol owing is a specification. My 'nvention relates to new and usefulimprovements in tire-covers. The object 'of theinvention is to provide asuitable waterproof protecting cover lfor pneumatic'tires which may bereadilyand expeditiously placed about the .tire orremoved therefrom,said cover being designed to protect the extra tire which is usuallycarred by automobiles.

Another feature resides in the peculiar construction whereby the tire isprotected from vdust and dirtand the weather. 2o

Finally, the object of the Ainvention is to 'provide a device of thecharacter described' y bodiment of which is describ which will be'efficient and durable and not likely to get out of working order.

Withthe above and otherobjects in view the invention consists of thenovell details 'of construction and operation, a referable einin thespeciij cation and illustrated in the accompanyingl Figure 1 is aperspective -view of my improved cover placed about a tire anda ortionof the. cover-Hap turned backfto s ow the fastening 'means Fig.l 2 is apartial transverse sectionalviewjof the parts shown Fig. l; and Fig. 3is a partial inner periphen eral view, aportion of the cover being bro4away to illustrate the manner :of fastening and anysuitable waterproofmateria. -order to obtain the proper shape, :thecover the ends thereofplace.

In the drawings the numeral 1 designates' the cover," which is formed ofseveral iecps is made up of a treadepiece 2, and side pieces f 3 aresecured "along one edge'to'thetread-1 piece. These pieces cover 4thesides and tread of thetire, the side'pieces terminating adjacent vtheshoes'4 ofthe tire-casing 5. lTo

' ythe free edge of one of the side .piece's 3 an in nerila 6 issecured.This'ilap is preferably forme of two layerso'f'the water roof ma-v4terial suitably secured together an -is adapte s Seemed,Saidlhooksf-Preiestms outwardly-.if-

ed to be folded in against the inner periphery or shoes of thetire-casing 5, as 'clearly s 'own in Fig... 2. "Ad'acent theintersection of the side 3 andthe ap 6 a pluralityof hooks 7 Zare suchlength as to be slightly stretched by stra s and buckles.

' To the free edge oi the otherside piece 3 a second iiap 8 is secured;iiap, like the flap 6, is formed of doubled-material'and is adapted tooverlap the said flap 6. However, it is somewhat lless in width than thesaid flap, as will be apparent from an observation -ofFig 2.1 Along theline of intersection of the flap 8 and the side 3a cover-flap 9 is sefcured. This cover-flap is-also formed of doubled material-l and extendsentirely across the inner periphery of the cover, so as to com- .lpletely cover the hooks 7 f'Between theilap 8 andthecover-'lap 9.a pieceof elastic 'tape 1Q is secured insuch a manner as to form regu eac ried.These rings are adapted to beV en` larl v-spaced loops 11, at the "outerend of o which 'a' smallinetallicv ring 12 is cargaged over the hooks 7,and the loops-are of this engagement, so ias to I,draw the parts of thecover 'and the iiaps 6 and Sclosely'about the'tire-casing and shoes.rlhese elastic loops also permit a certain amount` ofad- .8ov e placedin .the cover and the same snugly {,ustment, so that tires of. varioussizes mayl engaged thereabout.

It is, apparent that some provision must be made'fOr-accommodatin tiresof various diameters. To accomplis this, the ends'of the cover are eachprovided with -casingsl vand telescoped. On the-'inner or nsertd end ofthe' casing a buckle 14 is secured to that part of the casing 13j passedabout the;

cover-flap 9, while a strapl 15 'is securedto that part of thecasing`13passing .aboutthe end of the side piece f3. The outer end ofthe casing, into which the inner end isl telescoped is fastened in alike manner by. a buckle 14,

secured to the iiap 9, and a strap 15'?, secured to the side piece 3.`In this way the ends are securely fastened and the'diarneter ofthe l u nn 4cover may, bejeas1ly varied as required.

It is obvious thatin orderto remove 'the cover from the tire-casing` itis merely neces- IOO sary to disengage the straps 15'and 15"L from thebuckles 14 and 1 4, turnback the 'coverflap 9, and''unhookthe s 12 from'the hooks' 7. A tire' is as easl y .and readil placed the cover, therings engaged. wit

the hooks, and the 1 at Ifcl'aimjisends fastened" by the `1. yA- coverfor .tires comprising connectedside pieces', a ap securedto one of theside" Pieces, hoksarranged adjacent to meinten' l f Section v oitluaside piece and -la`p,..f 'a second flap secured to the other side piece,elastic and `fastening'devices carried by the other 1o fasteningmeansarranged djacent the intel'- ed'ge of said cover with which saidelastic section of the second-flap and the side piece fastening ineensare adapted to engage; and adapted to be engaged with the hooks, Intestimony whereof I alix my signature 5 and a cover-flap extending overthe hooks in presence of two witnesses.

and the fastening means. JOHN P. GORDON 2. AVehiele-tire cover openentirely around l/Vitnesses: its inner periphery, elastic fasteningmeans A. L. PHELPS, carried by one of theedges of said covering M. B.SCHLEY.

